The Lowry Dog Sketch

Details

Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976)
The Lowry Dog Sketch
signed and dated 'L.S.Lowry 13 April 1967' (lower right), signed again and inscribed 'To Mr Powell from L.S. Lowry' (lower left)
pencil and ball point pen
7¾ x 10 in. (19.7 x 25.4 cm.)

Provenance

A gift from the artist to Mr A.A. Powell, and then by descent to Mr William M.A. Foster.
Joseph Fitton, Rochdale.

Exhibited

London, Richard Green, L.S. Lowry, November 1998, no. 45.

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Lot Essay

Dogs were a significant motif for Lowry, and his depiction of them is one of the most appealing aspects of his work. His dogs are street animals not pampered pets. They have an independent identity as urban creatures, confident and assured within their surroundings.

Lowry had a keen sense of humour and in his later works he often focussed on the comic side of a situation. In the present view, Lowry has intentionally confused the scale; a man on the left of the drawing is smaller than most of the dogs, while in the immediate background there is a row of what could be fence posts with birds on them, or alternatively church spires.

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